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euchre
[ yoo-ker ]
noun
- Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- an instance of euchring or being euchred.
verb (used with object)
- to get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by the opponent's failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.
- Slang. to cheat; swindle.
euchre
/ ˈːə /
noun
- a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker
- an instance of euchring another player, preventing him from making his contracted tricks
verb
- to prevent (a player) from making his contracted tricks
- informal.usually foll by out to outwit or cheat
- informal.to ruin or exhaust
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of euchre1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of euchre1
Example Sentences
Evers, a former schoolteacher who derives pleasure from euchre and polka music, was rewarded by independents for his stalwart defense of voting and abortion rights.
The Monowi Tavern is a place for those who remain to come together — for birthdays, Sunday night euchre tournaments, family reunions, funeral wakes.
Before his death, Danny, as president of the Lewiston 50 Plus Club, led a community center with several hundred members that hosts regular activities: euchre, bingo, exercise classes.
His favorite meal is an Egg McMuffin, he likes to play pickleball and he has been known to kill time awaiting election night results with a game of euchre.
So we played euchre on a dictionary balanced on his lap, and when that started to prove a bit much we switched to Casino.
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